12 Facts About Henrik Shipstead

Henrik Shipstead served in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1947, from the state of Minnesota.

Henrik Shipstead served first as a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party from 1923 to 1941 and then as a Republican from 1941 to 1947.

Henrik Shipstead is noted for his antisemitism and support of anti-Jewish conspiracy theories.

Henrik Shipstead started as a Republican but in 1922 was elected to the US Senate under the banner of the new Farmer-Labor Party.

Henrik Shipstead opposed US entry into the League of Nations and the World Court.

Henrik Shipstead called for the cancellation of German reparations, which he regarded as vindictive.

The commission, established in 1910, reviews new buildings, memorials, monuments, and public art constructed on federal property in Washington, DC The bill, the Henrik Shipstead-Luce Act, is still in effect.

Henrik Shipstead defected from the Farmer-Labor party in the late 1930s, charging that Communist elements were taking control.

Henrik Shipstead won reelection to the Senate in 1940 as a Republican.

Henrik Shipstead was an outspoken ally of Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh, and he trafficked in anti-Jewish conspiracy theories, as well as straightforward bigotry against Jewish people.

Henrik Shipstead said he believed that The Protocols of the Elders of Zion were fact, and he frequently encouraged other people to read them.

Henrik Shipstead retired to rural western Minnesota, where he died in 1960.